Heinrich Ignaz Biber (1644 - 1704)

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Heinrich Ignaz Franz von Biber (August 12, 1644 ? May 3, 1704) was a Bohemian-Austrian composer and violinist. Biber was born in Wartenberg (now Strá? pod Ralskem, Czech Republic). He was first a violinist at the castle of Kroměří? and the Salzburg court. In 1684 he became Kapellmeister in Salzburg, where he died twenty years later.

His prolific works show a predilection for canonic use and harmonic diapason that pre-date the later Baroque works of Johann Pachelbel and Johann Seba ... (Read all)
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